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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Radiant, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $132.03/cwt ≈ $999/hd at 757 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $141.89/cwt -4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 560 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.00/cwt ≈ $675/hd at 549 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 586 308 332
Feeder cattle 586 308 332

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 181, Bulls 85) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 7 157.00 $157.00 $582 —
548 548 2 130.00 $130.00 $712 —
562 value added 562 13 135.00 $135.00 $759 —
603 603 6 137.00 $137.00 $826 —
641 value added 641 17 135.00 $135.00 $865 —
670 670 12 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
750–761 value added 757 42 127.00–134.50 $132.03 $999 —
871 value added 871 28 130.50 $130.50 $1,137 —
969 value added 969 19 112.00 $112.00 $1,085 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 14 158.00 $158.00 $739 +8.00
559 value added 559 8 145.00 $145.00 $811 —
560 560 28 141.00 $141.00 $790 -5.00
649 value added 649 5 135.00 $135.00 $876 —
655 655 24 121.00–133.00 $132.50 $868 —
700 value added 700 3 124.00 $124.00 $868 —
754–780 756 11 115.00–125.00 $124.06 $938 —
865–885 value added 866 28 121.00–130.50 $129.81 $1,124 —
895 895 1 109.00 $109.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 11 154.00 $154.00 $708 —
545 545 1 131.00 $131.00 $714 -3.00
558 558 8 136.00 $136.00 $759 —
663 663 5 123.00 $123.00 $815 —
672 value added 672 3 131.00 $131.00 $880 —
755–763 760 3 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 149.00 $149.00 $514 —
442 442 3 107.00 $107.00 $473 —
515 515 1 106.00 $106.00 $546 -4.00
571 571 5 125.00 $125.00 $714 +15.00
718 value added 718 2 110.00 $110.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 137.00 $137.00 $630 +8.00
570 570 1 131.00 $131.00 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 327 3 130.00–134.00 $132.69 $434 —
385 385 4 133.00 $133.00 $512 +5.00
427 427 5 119.00 $119.00 $508 —
476–495 479 13 120.00–124.00 $123.36 $591 +3.36
549 549 33 123.00 $123.00 $675 —
555 555 1 94.00 $94.00 $522 -29.00
655–665 656 15 115.00–120.00 $119.66 $785 -0.34
725 725 1 114.00 $114.00 $826 —
950 950 1 79.00 $79.00 $750 -32.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
518 value added 518 15 126.00 $126.00 $653 -6.00
557 557 3 116.00 $116.00 $646 —
606 value added 606 10 126.00 $126.00 $764 -9.00
636 636 4 116.00 $116.00 $738 —
677 value added 677 3 91.00 $91.00 $616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 99.00 $99.00 $208 —
425 425 4 115.00 $115.00 $489 -5.00
478 478 5 118.00 $118.00 $564 -2.00
556 556 11 119.00 $119.00 $662 -6.50
620 620 1 112.00 $112.00 $694 -3.00
677 677 3 116.00 $116.00 $785 —
738 738 2 113.00 $113.00 $834 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 7 93.00–101.00 $99.86 $464 —
533 533 4 94.00 $94.00 $501 -19.00
645 645 1 80.00 $80.00 $516 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 116.00 $116.00 $435 -2.00
483 483 2 106.00 $106.00 $512 -8.50
560 560 2 106.00 $106.00 $594 -15.00
635 635 2 89.00 $89.00 $565 —
690 690 1 106.00 $106.00 $731 +2.00
775 775 1 91.00 $91.00 $705 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 166.00 $166.00 $561 —
355 355 1 154.00 $154.00 $547 —
446 446 5 139.00 $139.00 $620 —
549 549 14 133.00 $133.00 $730 —
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 —
665 665 2 105.00 $105.00 $698 -14.00
788 788 2 102.00 $102.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 124.00 $124.00 $673 —
649 649 10 121.00 $121.00 $785 —
733 733 6 109.00 $109.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 134.00 $134.00 $295 —
343 343 5 157.00 $157.00 $539 —
458 458 3 135.00 $135.00 $618 -2.00
551 551 6 129.00 $129.00 $711 —
635 635 1 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 95.00 $95.00 $361 —
418 418 2 81.00 $81.00 $339 —
554 554 7 101.00 $101.00 $560 —
665 665 1 89.00 $89.00 $592 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 —
453 453 2 105.00 $105.00 $476 —
555 555 2 99.00 $99.00 $549 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.